TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2026--
ION PT Network, a premier physical therapy management company serving the workers' compensation market, has named Sara Mulick as Chief Revenue Officer and Alina Schreiber as Chief Financial Officer. Both executives bring decades of workers' compensation and healthcare services experience and will play central roles in ION's continued growth.
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Founded in 2017 by physical therapist Joseph Noel, ION PT Network manages physical therapy care on behalf of payers, employers, and third-party administrators, coordinating treatment through independent providers while maintaining licensed clinical oversight of every case. More than half of ION's staff are licensed therapists, each with direct clinical experience in the conditions they oversee.
"Sara and Alina represent exactly the kind of leadership we need as we enter this next chapter," said Joseph Noel, Founder and CEO of ION PT Network. "Sara brings decades of relationships and commercial leadership that this industry recognizes and respects. Alina brings the financial discipline and operational experience of someone who has built and scaled healthcare companies at every stage of growth. Together, they give ION the team it needs to grow with the same precision that has defined our clinical work from day one."
Mulick is a seasoned workers' compensation sales executive with more than two decades of industry expertise. Accomplished in building high-performing teams and developing growth strategies across complex healthcare service lines, she brings the relationships and commercial depth necessary to expand ION's reach across payers, employers, and third-party administrators nationwide.
Before joining ION PT Network, Mulick served as Chief Sales Officer at The IMA Group, where she led enterprise growth initiatives across evaluation and clinical services. Earlier, she was with One Call, advancing through executive leadership roles and ultimately leading a national sales organization responsible for more than $1 billion in annual revenue. She brings significant experience driving commercial growth, strategic partnerships, and innovation across the workers' compensation industry.
"ION has built something special by putting clinical quality and patient outcomes at the center of everything it does," said Sara Mulick. "In workers' compensation, sustainable value comes from consistently delivering better results for injured workers, carriers, employers, and provider partners. I'm excited to build on that foundation by strengthening our commercial strategy, expanding our partnerships, and helping more organizations experience the value ION delivers every day."
Schreiber is an accomplished financial executive with more than 25 years of experience in finance, accounting, and operational leadership across healthcare services organizations. A CPA with a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Central Florida, she brings a track record of building financial infrastructure and driving operational discipline at companies across the healthcare sector, including organizations with direct experience in workers' compensation.
Schreiber served as Chief Financial Officer for several healthcare services organizations including most recently at Diana Health and NextCare. She also brings direct experience with workers' compensation through earlier leadership positions in finance and operations at One Call following roles with Deloitte and Touche and regional CPA firms.
"What ION has built clinically is exceptional, and the opportunity to strengthen the financial and operational infrastructure to support that growth is exactly the kind of work I find most meaningful. I am joining a team with a clear mission and a strong foundation. From here, the work is about making sure the business is built to scale," said Alina Schreiber, Chief Financial Officer of ION PT Network.
ION PT Network continues to serve payers, third-party administrators, employers, and self-insured entities across the country.
About ION PT Network
ION PT Network is a national physical therapy management company built exclusively for workers' compensation. Founded in 2017 by physical therapist Joseph Noel, ION manages PT care on behalf of payers, employers, and third-party administrators, coordinating treatment through independent providers with licensed clinical oversight at every stage of a case. More than half of ION's staff are licensed therapists. Learn more at www.ionptnetwork.com.
Sara Mulick, Chief Revenue Office, and Alina Schreiber, Chief Financial Officer, ION PT Network
Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states on Tuesday — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Minnesota voters will settle a moderate-versus-progressive Democratic U.S. Senate primary between centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. In the race for governor, Mike Lindell, known as the MyPillow Guy, leads a crowded Republican primary with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, while Sen. Amy Klobuchar faces minimal opposition for the Democratic nomination.
The Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor is another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings, as democratic socialist Francesca Hong tries to rise above establishment candidate David Crowley. In a Republican primary for U.S. House, Trump-backed candidate Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, is seeking to win Duffy’s former district.
And Republicans in South Carolina are casting ballots in a special primary election to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot. The crowded race has attracted top party members, including two congressmen and a former governor — but Trump has endorsed Graham’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham, a political unknown appointed to serve out the final months of her late brother's current term.
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U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has support from the party’s establishment, while Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is backed by prominent figures on the left including Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The primary will again take the temperature of Democratic voters a week after progressive Abdul El-Sayed won a bitter and divisive primary in Michigan that fired up the left and fueled anxiety among party leaders that Democrats will alienate moderate swing voters.
Craig says her record of winning repeatedly in a battleground House district will ensure the seat stays in Democratic hands. Flanagan says Craig hasn’t stood firm enough against President Donald Trump and wealthy donors.
Wisconsin voter Jesse Heer said Hong understands “what it’s like to live here and have to afford to live here.”
Heer, a 32-year-old business owner from Madison, said Hong’s focus on affordability issues was the top reason he voted for her. And he’s not buying the argument from other Democrats, including Hong’s more moderate challenger, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, that she will have a harder time winning in the general election.
“I think she’s a good candidate,” Heer said. “I think a lot of people agree.”
Hong voter Kelly McClurg, 40, of Sun Prairie, says Hong has shown “she’ll be able to push back more” on issues that Democrats care about, like affordability.
McClurg said if fellow Democrats believe in her, and don’t assume she can’t beat Republican Tom Tiffany, “she can win.”
Wisconsin voters who cast their ballots Tuesday for the gubernatorial candidate favored by more mainstream Democrats say they are confident the party will unite even if the progressive challenger wins.
David Zimmerman, a 79-year-old retired industrial engineering professor, voted for Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. Crowley is endorsed by Gov. Tony Evers and is seen as the pick of more moderate Democrats.
Zimmerman says he worries “a lot” about progressive candidate Francesca Hong’s ability to defeat Republican Tom Tiffany in November.
“I think she’s going to have trouble winning,” Zimmerman said.
But both Zimmerman and fellow Crowley voter Julie Martinson, 69, predict Democrats will come together even if Hong wins. They said they would vote for her in November.
“There’s no reason we can’t galvanize around her and get her in there,” Martinson said.
No Connecticut governor has served three consecutive terms in modern times. Former Republican Gov. John G. Rowland was elected to a third consecutive term in November 2002 but he resigned in 2004 amid a corruption scandal.
In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Lamont, 71, takes on state Rep. Josh Elliott, 42, who is running left of the current governor.
One of two Democratic governors who attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Lamont has carefully chosen which issues to criticize the Republican president on. That tactic has prompted complaints from more liberal Democrats in Connecticut.
The state is holding special primaries in four congressional districts after it won permission from the U.S. Supreme Court to change its congressional maps. The state tossed out the results of May primaries and scheduled the Tuesday special primaries using the new map.
Turnout for party primaries is typically low. It was 23% in the May primary and 10.7% for the June runoff. It is expected to be particularly low in a special late-summer primary, when people are unaccustomed to voting.
Six Republicans are seeking the GOP nomination in the redrawn 2nd Congressional District. The winner will challenge Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures in November.
Republican candidates and party officials have been trying to promote the special primary and get voters to the polls. The primaries will be decided without a runoff.
Polling places opened across the state at 7 a.m. EDT, and voters have until 7 p.m. to cast their ballots.
It’s only been two months since South Carolina voters made their picks in the primary elections in June. But Graham’s sudden death last month set into motion a special primary to pick a Republican replacement for the general election ballot in November.
Candidates have only had a matter of weeks to campaign.
There were three days of early voting last week, and Tuesday’s special election also coincides with the first day of school in some areas, so polling places have changed for many who typically are assigned to vote at schools for summertime primaries.
The topsy turvy race pits democratic socialist Francesca Hong against the governor’s endorsed candidate David Crowley.
Hong has ridden a wave of support from liberals to bolster her insurgent campaign. Crowley had quit the race but got back in — with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement.
Crowley rejoined the race after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out last month amid a campaign finance scandal.
Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes had the highest name recognition after a 2022 U.S. Senate run, but he also dropped out less than two weeks before the primary amid questions about inappropriate behavior.
In the Republican primary for governor, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany has Trump’s endorsement and faces nominal opposition.
Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has spent the year on its heels.
Today’s primaries come a week after Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s divisive and costly U.S. Senate primary. El-Sayed’s victory has energized the left while stoking fears among Democratic Party leaders that the shift to the left, particularly in battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin, will make it more difficult to win in November.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets supporters during a campaign event at the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Twin Cities Office in Minneapolis, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., candidate for U.S Senate, greets Merci Wolff and her daughter during a canvassing event at SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local #10 headquarters, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Campaign signs for Michael Alfonso, a candidate for U.S. House in Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, line the entrance to an event, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in New Richmond, Wis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
David Crowley, right, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor talks with CJ Arthur, left, owner of WordHaven BookHouse during a campaign stop with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Ever, center, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Sheboygan, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
